The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09

admiral who is a brotherin-law of the late
Prime Minister Minghetti. is overcome with
grief that his life is despaired of.
COLONEL LAMONT has on mis- mantel-piece the
old clock which is the sole piece OF furniture
that was in the public rooms of the White House
during Lncoln's administration. President Ar
thur took fancy to it, and had 1t In his bed
room for years The room occupied by Col.
Lamont was Lincoln's private Office and caolnes
during the war;
MRS. MITCHELL, the widow of Alexander
Mitchell, the Milwaukee railroad maGnate, has
quit that city. and will live in California. She
had a dispute with her son. John L. Mitchell.
who decided to sell the fine Mitchell mansion In
Milwaukee. and that is said to have prompted
her change of residence. Mrs. Mitchell is paid
$4,000 year from her late husbands estate
Miss ADELE GRANT the famous New York
beauty, is said to look handsomer in a bonnet
than without She understands perfectly
just what tints and shapes will make the most
becoming setting for her charming face. just
here she has advantage over Miss Winsow,
the Boston beauty. who persists in wearing bon
nets of cold colors, which do not fit her COM
plexion.
THE diploma presented to Benjamin Franklin
by Catharine of Russia, to testify TO his
investture foreign member OF tho Rus
sian Academy Of Science has mysteriously dis
appeared from the Boston City Hall, where it
has been preserved for many years. An impress
sion of the great seal of Russia was inclosed in
a gilt box and attached to the parchment by
Gilt cord.
SIR SALAR JUNG, the former Prime Minister
of the great Indian teudal state of Hyderabad,
who is now visit to England. has caused
considerable astonishment both at Balmoral and
IN London by his gigantic stature. Differing en-
tirely from the majority of his countrymen.
who as rule small in stature. and delicately
and even effeminately formed. he tips the scale
at nineteen stone, is six feet FIVE inches in
height and broad in proportion.
RICH widow of California recently resolved
to disinherit her daughter because of her elope-
ment. Soon afterward she learned that the par
ents of the groom had closed their doors against
the young couple. She became angry at this,
declaring that her daughter just good
any woman earth. and concluded by foreiv-
ing ALL presenting the bride and groom with
comfortable share of her home and fortune.
MRS. CLEVELAND patronizes Washington
tailor whom she orders now costumes. She does
not like the fuss and bother of the old-fashioned
dress maker. and while in Europe adopted the
custom of going to a tailor to have her dresses
made. The fact that she has chung to this
habit has had effect Washington sign
boards Where once the word ''Dress aker"
appeared is now painted the legend ,"Ladles
Tailor
PARIS is likely to have another sensation of
the Pranzini type. x Russian who goes by tho
famous name of Romanoff has been arrested
charged with cutting the throat of woman
named Aguetan in the Rue Caumartin. Roman
off has been successful and industrious bur-
glar. He dresses we'll, tries to be fashionable
has pleasing address and an imposing presence.
He speaks several languages It is very proba-
Bile that Romanof will soon have his head Off
A PROMINENT hotel steward in Chicago makes
a good income by teaching wealthy but inexpe-
rienced epicures the art of dining His meth
DDS very agreeable He dimes with his pa
irons at fashionable restaurants, orders and
explains various dishes. interpreting the French
names. When people wish to give little suppers
he teaches the servants, talks with the house
wife. and even makes excursions to the markets,
where he teaches the best ways of selecting
food.
SHAKESPEARE is not the only one who forbade
posterity to move his bones. In a deep and dark
recess among the sepulchral chambers Of Sidon,
a splendid sarcophagus in black stone. the
delivers of the Palestine exploration committee
lately discovered ancient PhBnician inscrip-
ton which has been translated, and appears in
a Beyrout newspaper as follows: II. Talnite,
priest of Astrate, and king of Sidon, son of
Eshmimazar, priest of Astrate and king of.
Sidon. lying in this tomb. say: Come not to
open my tomb; there is neither gold. nor silver
nor treasure. He who will open this tomb shall
have prosperity under the sun. and shall not
find repose in the grave"